Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, Business & Finance, Business Advice, General Interest, Malware and Virus Protection, Recent News, Security
Smaller companies often struggle to develop and invest in robust IT security systems, which can leave them relatively more vulnerable to cyber attacks. If that’s the situation you’re in and you’re trying to decide what to invest in and where to use...
Sep 17, 2022 | Blog, Malware and Virus Protection, Microsoft, Recent News, Security, Technology, Technology News
Even if you don’t consistently install Microsoft’s security patches as soon as they’re released, the September 2022 patch released this week deserves immediate attention. Dozens of bugs, flaws, and vulnerabilities were addressed in this iteration,...
Sep 11, 2022 | Blog, General Interest, Malware and Virus Protection, Microsoft, New Technology, Recent News, Security, Windows, Windows 11
A small but important feature was recently incorporated by the Windows 11 design team. A new Account Lockout Policy enabled by default has been added. This policy automatically locks user accounts (including Admin accounts) after ten failed sign-in attempts. The...
Sep 10, 2022 | Android, Blog, General Interest, Malware and Virus Protection, Recent News, Security, Technology News
There’s a new threat to be aware of if you own an android device. Microsoft recently warned that their researchers had spotted a new toll fraud malware strain wreaking havoc in the Android ecosystem. Toll fraud is a form of billing fraud. It is a scheme whereby...
Sep 8, 2022 | Blog, Business & Finance, General Interest, Malware and Virus Protection, Recent News, Security, Technology News
Researchers at Defiant authored the popular Wordfence security solution for WordPress users and they have detected a massive campaign that has seen hackers actively scanning for websites employing the Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder plugin. The plugin was...
Aug 29, 2022 | Apple, Blog, General Interest, Malware and Virus Protection, Security, Technology News
MacOS features a powerful sandbox restriction that helps keep modern Apple computers safe by limiting how code can run on the system. Unfortunately, no system is bullet proof. There’s a way that a determined attacker could bypass sandbox restrictions and execute...